The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-11


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House went MO couui -, ., lut wh -
(Mr. MrMiilin IN / q cha ~ Oh tac RIVER
and harbDr amir pri ''ioi l..
JAN. Eth lloilsn ,o-,iiy passed tiic
river and II rtvr apprOpri lol cas-
15+. nays?4-il III Z frnii Nh u
was renort 1T from III comm . o. o., r.s, rs
and harhOrs.
AT a mee ny Of the House COMMITTEES IN
foreign II hrs the Sen,te bill horizing
the Presldent Ia cxciu IL IF IN Airri,iin
ports Canadian vessi and Nr Baimop =
bill on the same su 'jec i0 h k oWA the
fish rrs bills, were referre, the sur
mmitcc, consisting o. Chiir,n u Be-
mont ami Mpssrs. Clemri ant X CO, WIN
instructions tO report 10 the tuli cOnllni .tec
not later than Thurs lay OF nexC week.
The merits OF bun Ills were discussed.
Mr.. Belmont, OF course, favored he llo se
bill, which 10 adnitted Nigh he lmpr"ye I.
but thought there WAS 40 goo 'isou or
haSte. Mr. Phelps NV no No Il for the ex-
element which hal swept over I'll Senate.
The committee. lie Thought, nigh ct OUT
OF the TWO bills some II ng betler tam
either ! he oen'te seemed to wa Il par
Iial suspension and tho House II Otai st>-
pension of commercial Intercourse with
Canadi. The matter needed careful stuiy,
and so he moved i'sreference To Il sub-con.
mlJtee, AMI his motion prevailed.
JAN. -. The House met at IL o'cl ,ck
to-day In cOntnu ,tion of vest riay's ses-
sion, and the speaker announced that the
pending question WAS Oh the demand for
the previous question upon the passage OF
the Washington cable railway hill. The
demand was witndriwn In order To allow
various amend nents to be- offered. Afer
some discussion the bill was finally passed
yeas 10, nlvS r.
Mr.. MOrrOw presented resolution or the
chamber OF commerce OF San Francisco
against the commercial treaty with Spain
providing for u reduction of the duty OH
raisins Referred.
Mr.. Forney presented the conference re-
port on the bill making an annual apprO-
priation of S40o,OO0 for the equipment of
The militia forces OF the United States, and
it was agreed To.
The House then went INTO committee of
The whole on the peuro-pileumonia bill,
but the committee rose without final action.
The pleuro-pneum0nia bill was discussed
and several amendments adopted
AS the Legislative DAY of Thursday was
still continuing unanimous consent was
required for the holding of tile weekly
night session for the consideration OF pe-
sion bills and, Mr.. Wallace Objectng, The
House adjourned until tO-n,OrrOw.
JAN. 29.-ni the House to-day, on motion
OF Mr.. Lanhan, a bill was passed appro-
prlating $ 600 TO enable the commissioner
OF agriculture 10 make special dis iribuiOn
Of seed in the drought-stricken counties of
Texas.
Mr.. Richardson submitted the report of
the select committee charged with inquring
into alleged violations OF rule 81. regulating
admissions To the floor, and it, was referred
to the committee on rules. The committee
recommends the amendment of the rule so
as to admit 10 the floor only such cX-m M
bers as are not interested personally, or Us
attorneys or agents, in amy claim or bill
pending before Congress-
Mr.. Steele attempted to call up for con-
sideratiOn the bill for the reorganization of
the army, suggesting that as war had been
declared, it was Importantly action should
be taken on that measure. The suggestion
raised a laugh, but the House declined 10
take up the special order, and went into
committee OF The whole (Alr. McMillin In
the chair on the p0stofficc appropriation
bill, which was reported 10 the House and
passed.
The House cable railroad bill was re-
ferred to the committee on the District of
Columbia.
The Senate bill for the protection of the
was reported from the District committee
and placed Oh the calendar.
The House again went into committee
(Mr Blount in the chair on the District of
Columbia appropriation bill.
After brief debate the committee rose,
the bill was passed, and the House adj
jOurned.
JAN. 3I.-rhe House went into committee
of the whole on the bill to consolidate GER
tain bureaus of the navy department. and
was addressed by Mr.. Herbert who ex-
planned that the chief object of the bill was
TO consolidate under one head the bureaus
concerned in the building and eQupping of
ships. As an instance OF the abuses which
existed under the present system, he said
that the construction or the New York, q
wooden vessel, was begun in 1864 and the
last stroke OF work done upon her was I'm
1868. For thirteen years she lay upon the
stocks IN Brooklyn, and then In 1881 the
bureau Of steam engineering built boilers for
her, which remained tO-iay In the Washing
ton yard. Under the pending bill one man
would be responsible for construction and
engineering, and he would not start thirteen |
years after work had been stopped upon q |
vessel to make the boilers for her.
at this point the committee rose and the |
FEB. 1.-The speaker laid before the |
House resolution requesting the Senate TO |
furnish the House with duplicate engrOss-
ed copy of the Senate Diil FORGETTING certain |
portions of the Northern Pacific land grant, |
the original having been lost or mislaid. |
Adopted,
Mr.. Bynum, from the committee OH COM |
mcrce, reported bills author, Zing the con-
structiOn Of bridges across the Miss ,uri at |
Kansas City and across the Mississippi at |
Memphis.
Mr.. Herbert, from the committee on naval |
affairs, reported the naval appropriation |
bill.
Mr.. Taulbec from the same committee, |
reported adversely the Senate bills granting |
pensions To the widows of Gen. Logan and |
Gen. Blair. Private calendar.
On motion of Mr.. Cobb, resolution was |
adopted calling upon the Secretary of the |
Interior for information as to the names of |
all persons who have heretofore been and |
are now employed III the Office OF the geo.
logical survey, distinguishing between those |
appointed under civil-service rules and those
who were not.
The House passed-yeas 100, nays Ga |